Health & Safety Advisor

Company description: MM Group is a global leader in consumer packaging, enabling people to live a better life on a better planet.
MM promotes sustainable development through innovative, recyclable packaging and paper products.
Job description: Health, Safety and Environmental Advisor Position Summary The Site HSE Advisor will work with site management, teams and individuals in order to progress safe working practices and to develop risk assessments and safe systems of work.
The Role Reporting into the Site Lead, and the Regional HSE Manager, the HSE Officer shall be responsible for the following: Stay up to date with relevant legislation and ensure Site MD is informed of same Ensuring that a safe working environment is maintained at the site and that the site is working in compliance with current Health and Safety legislation, best practice and approved codes of practice (ACOP) Ensuring that the site is working in compliance with current Environmental legislation, best practice and approved codes of practice and that the site is not conducting any practices that could have a negative impact of the environment Managing the risk assessment (RA) and safe working operating procedures (SWOP) process and ensuring that all Supervisors and Managers are regularly reviewing these documents in line with business standards and current legislation, guidance and ACOP To deliver the site Health & Safety induction programme for all new starters, contractors and visitors to site Manage the near miss and accident reporting processes for health and safety, and the environment and ensuring that all incidents have been fully investigated and recorded in line with business standards and current legislation, guidance and ACOP Ensure that the site Management team implement all corrective actions that have been established as part of an incident investigation and, within the agreed timescale Ensure that all health, safety and environmental documentation is current, compliant and up to date with the latest HSE format identify underlying core issues/risks and engage at all site levels, both with colleagues, site technical staff and management within the site.
Maintain the site register of Interactive Safety Tours (IST) and ensure that all site Managers are conducting their tours in alignment with the agreed site schedule Conduct internal audits of the site To be a hands on Advisor with overall accountability for developing the site safety plan and the continuous updating and monitoring of the plan.
In addition, you will ensure that the site is compliant with its H&S training.
To facilitate the tri-monthly site safety committee meeting and ensure that there is a good balance of representation from the site, including the site lead and to then, create and distribute the meeting minutes Ensure that the site health, safety and environmental information boards are populated and up to date To collect and collate weekly and monthly Divisional HSE KPI data and repost externally Manage stocks of PPE and supplies relevant to the staff protection and well being Pursue Continual Professional Development in line with departmental performance objectives and act as a HSE Advisor to Site Management.
Personal delivery of relevant training for staff aimed at improvement of risk awareness and reducing / eliminating unsafe behaviours Leading investigations of all LTIs and serious near misses, including root cause analysis with resultant creation of professional reporting and actions Skills & Competencies It is expected that this role shall require the following pre-requisite skills: Hold relevant qualifications A working knowledge of formal Management systems Be an active member of IOSH or similar accredited professional body Must be able to communicate confidently and professionally at all levels within the organisation Must be self-disciplined and able to work automatously in bringing all projects and tasks to a suitable conclusion within agreed timescales Process good I. T. skills and be proficient in the use of word, excel and Power Point in order to create suitable professional communications Preferred Experience and Training Experience of health and safety management in the manufacturing industry Professional HSE related Qualifications Additionally Negotiating/Influencing Skills/ Presentation Skills/ Decision Making Skills / Team work Key Metrics On-going assessment of risk improvement activities Assessment of Cultural/ behavioural change at site, measured by the Group HSE audit programmes.
Skills: Communication Investigations Training Benefits: Educational assistance Expenses Laptop Mobile phone Paid Holidays Parking Pension